The regulation of animal welfare at the intersection of race, religion and species: The case of religious slaughter bans in European courts
Published online on August 04, 2026
Abstract
Social & Legal Studies, Ahead of Print.
European court decisions confirming Belgian bans on religious slaughter have been analysed primarily as clash between animal welfare and religious freedom. This article proposes a different reading that considers these bans as sites for constituting the ‘...
European court decisions confirming Belgian bans on religious slaughter have been analysed primarily as clash between animal welfare and religious freedom. This article proposes a different reading that considers these bans as sites for constituting the ‘...